The International Crisis Group (ICG) new report titled Conflict Resolution in the South Caucasus: The EU's Role says that "With its reputation as an "honest broker", access to a range of soft and hard power tools, and the lure of greater integration into Europe, the EU has a greater role to play, and offers added value to compliment the UN and the OSCE. To avoid instability on its borders, the EU seeks a ring of well-governed countries around it," the ICG believes. At the instance of PanARMENIAN.Net, Chair of the Standing Commission for Defense and Security of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic in 1992-1995, Chairman of Tradition NGO Valery Balayan comments on the ICG new report.

Today British journalist Thomas de Waal is one of those people, who are well informed about the Karabakh issue. His latest book titled "Black Garden" published in Russian has become the topic of discussions by all the parties to conflict. At PanARMENIAN.Net's request Thomas de Waal commented on some questions that emerged after the regular meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Rambouillet.